unit 2 exam Flashcards
hydroxyl group
-OH
carbonyl group
C=O
carboxyl group
-COOH
amino group
-NH2
sulfhydryl group
-SH
Phosphate group
-OPO2 (2-)
methyl group
-CH3
polar covalent bond
molecule that not symmetrically charged
nonpolar covalent bond
molecule thats symmetrically charged
hydrophillic
water-loving
hydrophobic
water-fearing
valance for C H O N
4, 1, 2, 3
structural isomer
identical chemicals but different covalent partners
geometric isomer
identical chemical formulas with different orientation of atoms around a double covalent bond
enantiomer (isomer)
identical chemicals with different orientation around the C atom
dehydration synthesis
joining of two monomers by removing water
organic chemicals
has organic carbon atoms
Proteins and Nucleic Acids have CHO and
Nitrogen
Proteins have CHON and
Sulfer
Nucleic Acids have CHON and
Phosphorus
the function of proteins is that they
catalyze reactions and transport substrates
the function of lipis is
to provide energy, act as hormones, and make up cell membranes
the function of nucleic acids is
to store genetic information and gene expression
the function of carbohydrates is
to provide support and provide energy
monomer of proteins
amino acids
polymer of proteins
polypeptide
monomer/polymer of lipids
NONE
monomer of nucleic acids
nucleotide
polymer of nucleic acid
DNA and RNA
monomer of carbohydrate
monosaccharride
polymer of carbohydrate
polysaccharide
how many monomers are in proteins
20 amino acids
amino acids are hydro-
phillic and phopic
nucleotides in dna
adenine and thymine, cytosine and guanine
nucleotides in rna
adenine and uracil, cytosine and guanine
monomer of starch, gylcogen, and cellulose
glucose
starch and cellulose are found in
plants
glycogen are found in
animals
an insoluable dietary fiber found on food packages is
cellulose
chitin is a
structural polymer that has nitrogenous group replacing -OH in glucose
the shape of primary structure is determined by
dna
the shape of secondary structure is determined by
h bonds
the shape of tertiary structure is determined by
h bonds, ionic bonds, hydrophobic interactions, and sulfhydryl groups
the shape of the quaternary structure is determined by
h bonds and vander waals forces
pyrimidine nucleotides
C T U
purine nucleotides
A G
phospholipid bilayer structure
glycerol + 2 fatty acids + phosphate group
what part is hydrophillic/phobic in phospholipid bilayers
hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail
disaccharide is
two monosaccharides joined together
amino acids are held by _____ through dehydration synthesis or hydrolisis
peptide bonds
polypeptides have an AA end group
carboxyl
cellular respiration
rxn of atp for cell energy
NADH+ H+ FADH2 NADPH are
electron carriers and dinucleotides
a rxn for polymers where rxn gains h2o
hydrolisis
saturated fatty acid
has max number of H
unsaturated fatty acid
less than max number of h due to a c=c bond
endosymbiotic theory explains
origin of mitochondria and chloroplast by explaining that an anaerobic eukaryote eats an aerobic bacteria
organelles and their parts that are ONLY found in animals
centriols, cilia+flagella, lysosomes, cytoskeleton
organelles/parts ONLY found in plants
chloroplast, cell wall, central vacuole
organelles ONLY found in prokaryotes
nucleoid
nucleoid (organelle)
where dna is stored in prokaryotic cell
nucleus (organelle)
where dna is stored in eukarotic cell
mitochondria (organelle)
site of cellular respiration
chloroplast (organelle)
site of photosynthesis
rough ER (organelle)
has ribosomes and makes them into proteins
smooth ER (organelle)
makes lipids and cell membrane
golgi apparatus (organelle)
sorts proteins for export
lysosome (organelle)
phagocytosis
central vacuole (organelle)
turgor pressure
cillia and flagella (organelle)
endo/exocytosis and helps cell move
plasma membrane (part)
phospholipid bilayer that seperates inside/outside of cell
cell wall (part)
rigid outer layer of cell that adds support
cytoplasm (part)
liquid gel where organelle floats in
cytoskeleton (part)
provides cell shape
free ribosomes (part)
makes proteins inside and for cytoplasm
centrioles (part)
makes cilia and flagela
endomembrane system
Rough ER, Smooth ER, golgi, lysosome, cell membrane
flow of information in cell
DNA –transcription-> RNA –translation-> protein
nuclear membrane
double membrane that surrounds nucleus
nuclear pores
large holes on membrane for ribosomes to pass through
nucleolus
ribosome synthesis
miller-Urey experiment
shows organic molecules can be made abiotically
RNA World hypothesis
rna was the 1st molecule with ribozyme activity
ribozyme
rRNA that contains catalyse rxns
stromatolite
fossilized bacterial mats
fluid mosaic model
explains structure of a function cell membrane
gap junctions
holes between cells for exchange of ions/molecules
tight junctions
prevent leakage between cell (in urinary/digestive organs)
desmosomes junction
type of junction that holds cells together (heart/skin)
organelles are
membrane bound structures
ribosomes
made of RNA and make proteins
cell theory
all living things are composed of cells, cells come from cells, and is the basic unit of life
chromatin
relaxed chromosomes
chromosome
a histone-bound dna